"For me chemistry represented an indefinite cloud of……" — Primo Levi

"For me chemistry represented an indefinite cloud of future potentialities which enveloped my life to come in black volutes torn by fiery flashes, like those which had hidden Mount Sinai. Like Moses, from that cloud I expected my law, the principle of order in me, around me, and in the world. I would watch the buds swell in spring, the mica glint in the granite, my own hands, and I would say to myself: I will understand this, too, I will understand everything."

Primo Levi

58 Quotes by Primo Levi

Primo Levi has 58 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 58 quotes by Primo Levi »

More Black Quotes

This quote is filed under Black Quotes, one of 6,092 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

See all 6,092 Black Quotes »